State finals- a brief overview

Purpose of this session… To help with consistency of information we give to students Explain the police vetting process required Purpose of this session…

When is it? Third Tuesday of March, July and November (Tuesday 20th November 2018) Students allowed three attempts If student cannot sit then they have to wait until next exam (even if you are sick) Applications open: Tuesday, 28th August, 2018 Applications close: Tuesday, 9th October, 2018 When is it?

NCNZ online application Application for Examination /Registration form online NCNZ will advise NMIT when online process open also NCNZ will NMIT your initial login and password – This will be embedded in a ppt from NCNZ and posted on Moodle Costs currently are $240.00 (less if you are already registered with NCNZ) (NMIT pay) NB Section G re previous convictions (Please arrange a meeting Head of Department, before you start clinical to discuss any previous convictions) Think about what contact address for ALL NCNZ mail to go to Applications close (6 weeks prior (28th Aug) Open (12 weeks prior (9th Oct) Candidates are required to submit the names, addresses, contact numbers and email addresses of two persons of good standing in the community who have known you during the period of your nursing education. These people can not be relatives, flatmates, fellow students, or educators from your nursing department and must be willing to verify this declaration in support of your application for registration. Read out info from nursing council re clean slate process Applications open: Tuesday, 28th August, 2018 Applications close: Tuesday, 9th October, 2018 NCNZ online application

NCNZ online application Candidates are required to submit the names, addresses, contact numbers and email addresses of two persons of good standing in the community who have known you during the period of your nursing education. These people can not be relatives, flatmates, fellow students, or educators from your nursing department and must be willing to verify this declaration in support of your application for registration NCNZ online application

How do they find out results? Students are given a NCNZ number for State Exam sent to NMIT and a staff member will hand out on the day Students are notified by email (the one you have put on the application form) Pass or fail result Percent mark not provided Results not available by phone How do they find out results?

The exams … Two exams of 90 minutes (plus 10 minutes reading time) Each exam has 90 multi-choice questions Each question has four possible answers Up to 10% may be pretest questions The exams …

4 key categories Safe effective environment Physiological integrity Psychosocial integrity Health promotion/maintenance Students must get 60% in each 4 key categories

7 subcategories Ethical/legal/safety Community health nursing Maternal and child health nursing Medical nursing Mental health nursing Surgical nursing Disability, rehabilitation and continuing care Must get 50% in each 7 subcategories

Students need to understand that… You are tested as RNs Focus on safe, beginning level practice Mostly about application, but there is some straight knowledge There will always be questions you haven’t studied for Students need to understand that…

Help students understand what the State Exam is meant to be (what the NCNZ are looking for) How to maximise ability to pass State Exam multi –choice (including what to do with “unusual” questions Practice state-like questions and discuss answers Get a sense of where you are at Reg prep week

“Yellow Book” (deliberately does not have answers) not printing anymore, can use NCLEX – good practice but different ethico- legal context NZNO Code of ethics NCNZ guidelines for professional boundaries, social media and code of conduct NCNZ scope of practice/competency docs NZ legislative requirements Study guides

Fx Printroom NMIT have yellow practice book; there are no answers as focus is on peer discussion and debate NCLEX is also good BUT beware based on different ethico-legal context When to start studying, and how much, is individual. However suggest you start ordering your notes over next few weeks from the past 3 years E-learning site Revision for State Finals http://www.learningnurse.org/

Police vetting process New child protection act has been brought in More in depth police checks required for RN’s by Nursing Council New police check needs to be completed prior to registering with Nursing Council Police check to be completed and hard copies to be sent to Nursing Council from School of Nursing Police vetting process

Nursing Council requirements Identification guide firm Nothing expired Health administration will send out email with this Required to send back in hard copy with verified documents (JP, NMIT) Nursing Council requirements

2 forms of ID required Two forms of ID required, verified One is needed from each of the following categories Category 1: Category 2: NZ passport (NZ or overseas) NZ drivers licence NZ cert identity 18+ card NZ Firearms licence Comm services card Credit cards, bank cards NZ full birth cert (1998) Utility accounts NZ citizenship cert Quals & prof registration 2 forms of ID required

Results for all candidates will be emailed directly from the Nursing Council to candidates’ email addresses as supplied on the online application form on the morning of the day the results are released. Examination results are issued on a pass or fail basis and a percentage mark is not provided.  Results are not available over the phone Results

Successful Candidates Successful candidates who have met all other requirements are registered by the Nursing Council and will receive an email regarding their results. The email will also include a link to apply for an Annual Practising Certificate (APC) online.  Successful candidates will receive a registration certificate in the post. Successful Candidates

Successful candidates who have not met all other requirements will have their results issued as Passed/Requirements Not Met. Candidates will have their registration delayed if Police vetting request and consent forms/results have not been received by the Nursing Council prior to the release of the Examination results. Candidates with criminal convictions may also have their registration delayed while further information is sought from candidates and candidate referees for consideration by the Nursing Council Registration Committee. 

Unsuccessful candidates Unsuccessful candidates will receive an email regarding their results. These results will also include State Final Examination resit information where applicable.

Unsuccessful candidates Can apply to have information given to them as to what they have not passed. This does cost

Q I have passed the examination, can I get percentage results if I really want to? A Yes, you will need to contact the education team for a ‘request for analysis’ form and pay the $79.00 processing fee. Registered Nurse

Q Can I work as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) once I am registered as a Registered Nurse  or Enrolled Nurse? A Yes you can work as a Healthcare Assistant once you have passed the State Final Examination, you are registered and have an Annual Practising Certificate.   A Registered or Enrolled Nurse who wants to work as Healthcare Assistant is an employment matter and not something that the Nursing Council needs to be notified of. Registered Nurse

As a Registered Nurse you need to be very careful that you only take on the Healthcare Assistant role if that is what you are employed as. This means ensuring that you are not taking on additional responsibilities that would ordinarily be part of the role of a Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse needs to ensure that he/she is not using his/her nursing knowledge in the role as a Healthcare Assistant. Registered Nurse

The Registered Nurse also needs to be aware that they may be held accountable under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (the Act), because he/she is still on the nursing register. It is not a requirement that a Registered Nurse holds a current Annual Practising Certificate for charges of professional misconduct to be brought under the Act.  Registered Nurse